Dying to be Men: Psychosocial, Environmental, and Biobehavioral Directions in Promoting the Health of Men and Boys

ISBN-13: 9780415878760 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 526 str.

Will H Courtenay

Opis

Men have specific gender-related influences that can affect their health & psychological well-being, & it is thus necessary for mental health practitioners to be knowledgeable in effective interventions for working with them. This book provides a thorough foundation for understanding men's health & risks & the differences between men.

Spis treści

Part I: Why Men and Boys Get Sick and Die Young. Key Determinants of the Health and Well-being of Men and Boys: An Overview.  Behavioral Factors Associated with Disease, Injury, and Death Among Men and Boys. Part II: Why Men and Boys Do the Things that Make Them Sick and Kill Them.  Introduction: Who are the Men in "Men's Health"?  Engendering Health: The Social Construction of Gendered Health Beliefs and Behaviors. Constructions of Masculinity and Their Influence on Men's Well-being: A Theory of Gender and Health. Part III: Specific Populations. Introduction: Ethnicity Matters. Rural Men's Health: Situating Men's Risk in the Negation of Masculinity. College Men's Health.  Preventive Health Strategies for Men in Prison. Part IV: Emerging Research on Men, Masculinity, and Health. Introduction: Youth Violence? Let's Call it What It Is. Gender and Ethnic Differences in Health Beliefs and Behaviors. Masculinity and Gender Role Conflict: Influence on Men's Likelihood of Engaging in High-risk Behaviors. Measurement of Men's Help Seeking. The Drive for Muscularity and Masculinity. Part V: Reaching Men. Introduction: Making Health Manly: Social Marketing and Men's Health. Counseling Men about Their Health: An Evidence-based Practice Guideline. Designing Effective Programs and Services for College Men: Applying the Six-point HEALTH Plan and Other Evidence-Based Strategies. Part VI: Looking Forward.  Introduction: Teaming Up for the New Men's Health Movement. A Global Perspective on the Field of Men's Health. 

O autorze

Will Courtenay